Welcoming the release of Sea Trials!
To celebrate Launch Day, Wendy Hinman will be signing books at Magnolia Bookstore.
Date: April 1, 2017, 3-5pm
Location: Magnolia Bookstore, 3206 West McGraw, Seattle WA 98110
Her first book, Tightwads on the Loose, was a Magnolia Bookstore best seller.
Let’s see if we can make Sea Trials a best seller as well.
Bruce Barcott, author of Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw, Measure of a Mountain, and Weed the People and a contributor to Outside and National Geographic magazines, The New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, Mother Jones, Sports Illustrated, Harper’s Magazine, Legal Affairs, Utne Reader and others, offers his opinion of Sea Trials.
Of Sea Trials, he says:
“What a tale! The Wilcox family’s epic round-tripper had me turning pages at flank speed. Wendy Hinman crafts a true-life adventure story as outlandish and memorable as The Swiss Family Robinson, with shipwreck, reefs, dengue fever, gun-toting soldiers, and teenagers who won’t do their homework.”
Find out more about this talented author through his website: http://www.brucebarcott.com/
“In a time before cell phones and laptops, the Wilcox family set out to sail around the world, but after a shipwreck, their adventure takes a dramatic detour. Thrilling, poignant, and hilarious moments surface as this family struggles to cope with each other, repair the wreck and most of all, to keep going. The only thing missing are recipes for their extreme-budget meals!” — Debra Daniels-Zeller, author of The Northwest Vegetarian Cookbook
“A satisfying read about the costs and rewards of human endeavor and the effects they have on a family.” — Jan Burak Schwert, author of Geezers’ Guide to the Galaxy: A Lifetime of Travel Encounters
“A nail-biting adventure story with thought-provoking lessons for today’s sailors.”— Elsie Hulsizer, author of Voyages to Windward and Glaciers, Bears and Totems
“Hinman has written a compelling story of a family’s quest to sail around the world, a trip that starts with equal parts of hope and hubris and becomes a survival tale as the family surmounts one obstacle after another to keep their ship afloat.” — Sharon L. Morris, adventure travel writer
Story on Three Sheets Northwest:
For most sailors, a shipwreck might end the dream of circumnavigating the globe. But not for the Wilcox family.
In SEA TRIALS, Seattle-area author Wendy Hinman (Tightwads on the Loose) recounts the Wilcox family’s incredible high seas adventure as they set off in 1973 to sail around the world aboard their 40-foot sailboat, Vela. Thirteen months later, they are shipwrecked on a coral reef with a gaping hole in the side of their boat.
After years invested in saving money, preparing the boat, and learning to navigate by the stars, parents Chuck and Dawn refuse to give up. Fourteen-year-old Garth is determined to continue, while eleven-year-old Linda never wanted to go in the first place. Can they overcome the emotional, physical and financial challenges to transform from castaways into circumnavigators?
To triumph, these pioneers must rebuild their boat on a remote Pacific island. Damage sustained on the reef and a lack of resources haunt them the rest of the way around the world as they face daunting obstacles, including wild weather, pirates, gun boats, mines and thieves plus pesky bureaucrats and cockroaches as stubborn as this family. Without a working engine and no way to communicate with the outside world, they struggle to reach home before their broken rig comes crashing down and they run out of food on a trial that tests them to their limits.
SEA TRIALS official release is April 1, and there a number of speaking and signing appearances where you can catch Hinman.
Upcoming SEA TRIALS events include:
March 9: Corinthian Yacht Club Seattle at Shilshole, 6-8:30 p.m. Presentation and party, CYC 7755 Seaview Ave. NW, Seattle, WA 98117. (206) 789-1919
March 16: Ravenna Third Place Books, 7 p.m. Presentation and book signing; Pre-launch party. 6504 20th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98115. (206) 525-2347
April 1: 3 p.m. Magnolia Bookstore. 3206 W. McGraw St., Seattle, WA 98199. (206) 283-1062. Official Book Launch Day
April 6-9: various times, Strictly Sail Pacific Boat Show, Richmond, CA. Presentations and signings.
April 13: 7 p.m., Corinthian Yacht Club of San Francisco. Presentation and signing.
April 28: 1 p.m., KPTZ 91.9 Port Townsend radio interview with host Phil Andrus on Tossed Salad program.
May 4: 7 p.m., Eagle Harbor Book Company. Presentation and book signing. 157 Winslow Way E., Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
June 2017 East Coast: Cape Cod, Mystic Seaport, Newport RI, Massachusetts, details TBA
July 3, 2017 3pm. Liberty Bay Books Presentation and book signing. 18881 Front St NE # D, Poulsbo, WA 98370
More events to come. Visit the events page on www.wendyhinman.com for most up-to-date information.
Read the full article here:
http://www.threesheetsnw.com/blog/2017/03/seattle-area-author-wendy-hinman-set-to-launch-new-book-with-local-events/
Wendy Hinman is excited to share her new book, Sea Trials, at Eagle Harbor Book Company
Thursday May 4, 7pm
Veteran voyager Wendy Hinman, the author of laugh-out-loud award-winning memoir Tightwads on the Loose, shares another true story of adventure and the stubbornness of dreams. Sea Trials is the timeless story of a family and their struggle to finish what they started. Follow the daunting challenges they face and get a glimpse of the fascinating cultures they encounter in a story with enough levity to keep readers of all ages hooked to a suspenseful, satisfying ending.
A shipwreck might end a dream of circumnavigating the globe. Not for the Wilcox family. With years invested in saving money, preparing the boat, and learning to navigate by the stars, parents Chuck and Dawn refuse to give up. Fourteen-year-old Garth is determined to continue, while eleven-year-old Linda never wanted to go in the first place. Can they overcome the emotional, physical and financial challenges to transform from castaways into circumnavigators?
*Selected as a Kirkus Book of the Month.
Don’t miss this real-life “modern, swashbuckling adventure.”
To learn more about this fantastic bookstore, visit their website:
http://www.eagleharborbooks.com/
Be one of the first to get your hands on Wendy Hinman’s new book, Sea Trials at a book party at Ravenna Third Place Books
Date: Thursday, March 16, 2017, 7pm
Event: New book from Award winning author Wendy Hinman: Sea Trials
Location: Third Place Books, Ravenna, 6504 20th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 525-2347
“A modern, swashbuckling adventure, Sea Trials: Around the World with Duct Tape and Bailing Wire will quickly transport readers through a fascinating, light read out to sea aboard the Vela.” — Seattle Book Review
Get a Sneak Peek at Wendy Hinman’s new book, Sea Trials, at Seattle’s Corinthian Yacht Club
Join fellow members and friends for this exclusive event. Limited copies will be available before the book officially goes on sale. You can be one of the first to get your hands on a copy!
Thursday, March 9, 2017, 6pm
Seattle’s Corinthian Yacht Club
CYC Clubhouse, Pier V, Shilshole Marina
7755 Seaview Ave NW
Seattle WA 98117
t (206) 789-1919
No host bar and snacks
“. . . The author’s expressive writing captures the wonder of being at sea in all its glory. . . her engaging narrative succeeds in capturing the thrills and frustrations of this intrepid family. Taking in remarkably far-flung destinations such as Christmas Island and the New Hebrides, this exhilarating book should appeal to any would-be explorer who has stood at the prow of a ship and dreamed of the possibilities. Highly readable and sufficiently evocative to sense the scent of sea air in the pages.—Kirkus Reviews (starred review).
Read the full review here:
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/wendy-hinman/sea-trials1/
Only at the 2017 Seattle Boat Show! January 27-February 4 . . .
Wendy Hinman has a surprise for the 2017 Seattle Boat Show! Come visit her at Captains Nautical Supply booth at the top of the concourse steps to find out about it.
The West Coast's Largest Boat Show - the Seattle Boat Show, Indoors + Afloat - kicks off January 27 and runs through February 4, 2017. The Seattle Boat Show features ~1,000 boats for every budget designed to meet every recreational need featured at CenturyLink Field, plus world class yachts, trawlers and more at South Lake Union. The show, the largest on the West Coast, features a free shuttle service between the two venues. For more information, visit www.seattleaboatshow.com.
Presentations and topic by Wendy Hinman:
1/29 Sunday 10:15am Comfort Afloat
1/30 Monday 4:15pm Cruising on a Budget
2/3 Friday 2:15pm Keeping Your Relationship off the Rocks
2/4 Saturday 2pm Provisioning Tips
For seminar details, click here
